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59 Articles found on Tuesday, 6 March 2012
Extended wait for fraud sentence
06-03-2012
THE prosecution’s request for the confiscation of the benefits derived from fraud by a former Pupkewitz Megabuild employee has resulted in the postponement of his sentencing.Robert Helao Shivute (36),
readHead-on collision at Swakop kills nine family members
06-03-2012
A HORRIFIC car crash near the C28 turn-off just outside Swakopmund on Sunday night left ten people dead – five of whom were children.A Volkswagen Jetta coming towards Swakopmund and a Subaru driving
readGeingob sides with NaCC on Wal-Mart
06-03-2012
TRADE and Industry Minister Hage Geingob yesterday gave the controversial merger between Wal-Mart and Massmart his blessing, provided the US retail giant dances to his tune.Wal-Mart is welcome to do
readMTC monitors new NRU setup
06-03-2012
MTC intends to first monitor the progress of the newly elected Namibia Rugby Union executive before it can consider going back on its decision to withdraw it’s sponsorship, spokesperson Tim Ekandjo
readIAEA has ‘serious concerns’ as Iran boosts nuclear work
06-03-2012
VIENNA – Iran has tripled its monthly production of higher-grade enriched uranium and the United Nations nuclear watchdog has “serious concerns” about possible military dimensions to Tehran’s atomic
readDomestic debt nearing 20 per cent of GDP
06-03-2012
GOVERNMENT’S domestic debt levels increased by about two per cent from N$16,5 million in January to N$16,9 million in February, the smallest month-on-month change seen since Finance Minister Saara
readSA photographer brings charges over race slur
06-03-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Esteemed South African photographer Alf Kumalo has pressed charges against a man who shouted a racial slur and threatened him in a restaurant, The Star newspaper said yesterday.Kumalo,
readMalawi’s president lashes out at donors, critics
06-03-2012
LILONGWE – Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika has accused Western donors of funding an opposition protest movement that is challenging his increasingly tight grip over the impoverished southern
readKids think yoghurt grows on trees
06-03-2012
SYDNEY – Most Australian children in their last year of primary school think cotton socks come from animals while one-quarter believe yoghurt is from plants, a study warning of the growing gap between
readMore heavy rains, flooding expected in the region
06-03-2012
SOUTHERN Africa should brace for more heavy rains and possible flooding until the end of the 2011-12 season as weather experts warn of more approaching tropical cyclones that could pummel the eastern
readAgricultural Diary
06-03-2012
• Auctions March 8: Jan Blaauw boergoat and Van Rooy auction at Otjiwarongo March 9: Production auction (Dorper) of Jerrie Kotze and Danie Visser. March 15: Joint production auction (dorper and
readWays to spot mega-trends
06-03-2012
To spot transformational trends early, companies need to tap into the peripheries of their industry, says Harvard Business Review.All leaders want to know what trends will shape the future of their
readAfrican Digest
06-03-2012
ANC mulls wider central bank mandate JOHANNESBURG – The ruling African National Congress (ANC) is mulling reforms to South Africa’s constitution which would include changing the central bank’s powers
readWorld Bank sees FDI streaming into Africa in 2012
06-03-2012
NAIROBI – Capital flows into Africa are seen growing significantly in 2012 as investors seeking higher returns out of Europe, look at the continent for better opportunities in infrastructure projects,
readDirty deals dog Zim gems fields
06-03-2012
MUTARE, Zimbabwe – Just weeks before a global ban was lifted on Marange diamonds in Zimbabwe, an outpouring of mourners clogged the usually sleepy streets of Mutare in the eastern mining region.The
readInternational Digest
06-03-2012
Race picks up to head World Bank WASHINGTON – The race to succeed World Bank president Robert Zoellick is heating up with the emergence of the first declared candidate, another American. Renowned
readRomney, Santorum lock horns ahead of Super Tuesday
06-03-2012
WASHINGTON – Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney and main challenger Rick Santorum head into Super Tuesday’s voting bonanza eyeing one or two key states that could tilt the race in their favour.Voters
readSerious problems in Russian vote
06-03-2012
MOSCOW – There were “serious problems” in the vote that returned Vladimir Putin to the Russian presidency, the head of the major international election observer mission said Monday, adding fuel to an
readDisease Busters Going Bust
06-03-2012
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria marks its tenth anniversary this year against a backdrop of growing protests against global inequality. World attention has been trained on the
readThe budget of more and more
06-03-2012
LAST week Tuesday, Minister of Finance Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila presented government’s annual budget. She told the nation that this was a budget of doing “more with less”. Clearly, some mischief put
readIilyo iipe mo Swapo
06-03-2012
ONGUNDU yo Swapo oya taamba iilyo iipe yili ine okuza moshikandjohogololo sha Venduka yokuuzilo, moka ongundu ndjika ya li ya kanitha oshipundi sha kuthwapo ko Rally for Democracy and Progress
readOosikola 18 dhomOmusati dha pata
06-03-2012
OMVULA onene ndjoka ya loko mOshitopolwa sha Musati oya eta mpoka Oosikola dhi 18, unene dhomoshikandjohogololo sha Anamulenge nOkalongo dhi pate.Pa muwiliki gwElongo moshitopolwa sha Musati meme
readOshilandopangelo sha nenepeke oongamba
06-03-2012
OOFALAMA nomaliko gamwe geli 325 momudhingoloko gwoshilandopangelo oga ningi oshitopolwa shoshilando shika. Omolwa okuninga oshitopolwa shoshilandopangelo ooyene yomaliko ngaka ngashingeyi otaya ka
readOkambo kombaanga komupolisi ka patwa
06-03-2012
OMUTAMANEKI ndjayi, okwa indile ohofa opo yi mweneke elongitho lyokambo kombaanga komunambelewa gwopolisi ngoka ta fekelelwa ekengelelo.Omutamaneki okwa indile ohofa yopombanda opo yi gandje elombwelo
readIyeemo moshitopolwa shoohi pevi kashona
06-03-2012
OSHIKONDO shoohi osha longo iiyemo yomwaalu omushona omumvo 2010/ 2011 okuyeleka niiyemo mbyoka shika sha li sheetamo momahupilo ga Namibia agehe omumvo 2009/2010.Iiyemo mbyoka ya zi moshikondo shika
readOmaplakata goRDP ga tuulwapo mOranjemund
06-03-2012
ONGUNDU yo Rally for Democracy and Progress, RDP oya ti omaplakata gawo giikonga molwomahogololo gomomasiku 16 gomwedhi nguka pOranjemund oga tuulwapo aniwa kaantu yaashiwike. Omukwateli komeho
readGumwe a kwatwa nokuholoka mompangu ya mengestrata
06-03-2012
OMUFEKELWA meso lyomukiintu gumwe popepi nontompa ya Simon de Witt okwa kwatwa kopolisi nokwa holokele mohofa ya mengestrata moVenduka omaandaha. Omufekelwa, Willem Titus ota tamanekelwa edhipago
readHitman finally leaves for Scotland
06-03-2012
PAULUS ‘The Hitman’ Moses’ and his back room staff eventually jetted out to Glasgow, Scotland on Sunday ahead of his scheduled WBO world lightweight title fight against Ricky Burns this Saturday.
readLomu released from hospital after kidney treatment
06-03-2012
RETIRED All Blacks rugby star Jonah Lomu was yesterday released from an Auckland hospital after a week of treatment for a kidney ailment.A spokeswoman for Auckland City Hospital said Lomu’s condition
readAustralia look to close out finals
06-03-2012
ADELAIDE – Australia are determined to close out the tri-nations one-day series finals against Sri Lanka, all-rounder David Hussey said yesterday.The top-ranked Australians take a one-nil lead into
readChelsea “big ask” for Villas-Boas, says Fergie
06-03-2012
LONDON – Sir Alex Ferguson believes Andre Villas-Boas was always on a hiding to nothing at Chelsea after the Blues boss was sacked just eight months into his reign.Villas-Boas was axed less than 24
readArsenal ready for Milan mission impossible
06-03-2012
LONDON - The sparkling form of Robin van Persie has given Arsenal the faintest hope of “making the impossible possible” as they attempt to overturn a four-goal deficit against AC Milan tonight.Arsenal
readMcIlroy shows his mettle in win for golf’s top spot
06-03-2012
PALM BEACH GARDENS - Rory McIlroy heard the roar and knew Tiger Woods had done something special.The 22-year-old from Northern Ireland calmly lined up his eight-foot birdie putt and made it - just one
readArchers to compete at African Champs
06-03-2012
NAMIBIAN national men and women’s archery teams have been selected to compete at the ninth Africa Archery Championships which take place in Morocco from March 11 to 16.The Archery Association of
readFrom The Twittersphere
06-03-2012
VISIONS, dreams and imaginary friends, and not so imaginary issues, are on the front boiler today, as the Twitterati get to grips with reality, universality and dimensionality!@Theonly_Kushluv:
readSMSes for Tuesday 06 March 2012
06-03-2012
SMSes Of The Day *DEAR city councillors and members of the Namibian Parliament, I visited the Kupferberg dumping site on Saturday, March 3, and it was with absolute shock and disbelief that I
readSA not clear on former soldiers
06-03-2012
MILITARY attache with the South African High Commission in Namibia, colonel Michael Murrey, said he has not been informed of an official country position on Namibians who were former soldiers in the
readPolice officer dead after two vehicles drive over him
06-03-2012
MURURANI – A 21-year-old Namibian Police (NamPol) officer tragically lost his life after two vehicles drove over him while he was lying on a road on Sunday. The incident happened near the Mururani
readPohamba lashes out at young radicals
06-03-2012
SWAPO’s old guard, including President Hifikepunye Pohamba has issued a stern warning to young people who pose as more revolutionary than the founding members of the ruling party.Addressing a meeting
readGreat musical talent Pedrito is no more
06-03-2012
The passing away of renowned Namibian producer and musician Pedrito came as a shock to Namibian music lovers. News of the producers death spread across the country on Sunday morning as fans took to
readOhangwena school honours Hamutenya
06-03-2012
HIDIPO Hamutenya, the president of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) was made the patron of the Haihambo Primary School.The Principal of the Haihambo Primary School Rosalia Tonata
readNamas organisers make PDK u-turn
06-03-2012
The organisers of the Namibia Music Awards (Namas) accepted that they made an error by not nominating kwaito group PDK for any awards and that the SMS code published was in fact wrong. The exclusion
readMan in court over lover’s murder
06-03-2012
FORTY-TWO-year-old Willem Titus Keffs appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with the suspected murder of his lover in Windhoek last Thursday.Keffs appeared in the dock
readKauandenge announces interim leadership
06-03-2012
FOOTLOOSE politician Joseph Kauandenge is boasting a membership of 5 569 for his newly formed People’s Democratic Movement (PDM).Kauandenge last week announced an interim leadership of the party of
readKandjii supports evicted family
06-03-2012
THE Katutura Central Constituency’s Councillor Ambrosius Kandjii on Monday lashed out against young people in his constituency who are selling the properties of their relatives through the
readGochas residents reject chairperson
06-03-2012
THE residents of Gochas are planning to stage a protest march on Wednesday to call for the removal of the local village council chairman, Seth Visser. The residents, among other things, accuse Visser
read‘Gerry Dread’ launches first album
06-03-2012
LOCAL traditional reggae artist, ‘Gerry Dread’, has introduced his first 15-track album, ‘Rasta Kwaterera’ (meaning, ‘Rasta stand firm’).The album consists of two traditional tracks, as well as a mix
readCheap, healthy and clean traffic idea proposed for Swakop/Walvis road
06-03-2012
A PROPOSAL for a cycle and pedestrian way along the B2 coastal road between Swakopmund and Walvis Bay is being presented to the relevant municipalities, the Ministry of Works and Transport, sports
read‘Worming’ during office hours gets municipal man into trouble
06-03-2012
A SWAKOPMUND municipal worker is in hot water after he was caught red-handed illegally collecting worms during working hours while using a municipal vehicle.Swakopmund resident, Kirsten Kraft, was
read‘Lord of the Rings’ meets ‘Scorpion King’ in the Namib
06-03-2012
DOMINIC Monaghan, actor in the blockbuster movie, ‘Lord of the Rings’ arrived in Namibia last month with an international crew from Canada and the UK to produce a new TV-Show for BBC America entitled
readBeach and desert access now more environmentally friendly
06-03-2012
ABOUT 30 access routes are being prepared along the C34 road between Swakopmund and the Ugab River in an attempt to simplify access to the beach in the west and to the desert landscape to the east,
readWalvis Bay Council not idle on development - Klazen
06-03-2012
WALVIS BAY Mayor, Derek Klazen, has answered critics who have blamed the Town Council for delaying capital progress.“I can assure our residents that this council will never obstruct the economic
readO&L given ‘last’ extension for Kempinski Strand Hotel
06-03-2012
THE Swakopmund Municipal Council has granted Ohlthaver and List Group of Companies (O&L) another extension for the realisation of its five-star N$350-million Kempinski Strand Hotel development, which,
readHousing an ‘emergency issue’ in Erongo Region
06-03-2012
THE non-availability of houses and serviced land has reached a critical level that requires an emergency plan, Erongo Governor, Cleophas Mutjavikua said during his annual address to local public and
readDual citizen wins passport battle
06-03-2012
AN IMMIGRATION official’s decision to confiscate the Namibian passport of a Swakopmund resident who holds dual citizenship is set to cost the country’s immigration authorities – and by extension
readCity reaps massive profits from land sales
06-03-2012
THE Windhoek municipality stands to gain just over N$75 million from the sale of eight pieces of land in the city, generating a profit of almost 60 per cent on the upset price at which the land was
readArie in court over donkey cart theft
06-03-2012
WINDHOEK Rural Regional Councillor Frederick Arie appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court in Katutura yesterday for allegedly stealing a donkey cart under false pretences.Arie appeared before the
read4G to come soon, Cran
06-03-2012
THE Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (Cran) says it is doing all it can to ensure that the roll out of MTC’s 4G/Long Term Evolution (LTE) network is completed within a reasonable
readNotable Quotes
06-03-2012
THE performance from my team was outstanding, the result was disappointing. Maybe playing ugly is the way to go. – Kenny Dalglish, Liverpool coach said after his team lost 2-1 against Arsenal at
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